Lawn-mower.



J. 0. HIGHPIELD.

LAWN MOWER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.19,1907.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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Wit 00:20 me J. 0. HIGHFI ELD. LAWN MOWER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.19, 1907.

912, 127, Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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attonwg JANET COBURN HIGHFIELD, OF SORANTON, PENNSYLVANIA LAWN-MG W13 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb -5, TSQQ.

Application filed December is, 1907. Serial No. 407,192.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JANET C. HIGEFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lawn- Mowers,' of which the following is a speci- 4 tion, and which will ene fication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in lawn mowers and consists of the novel fea tures of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter iully describedja'nd claime The object of the invention is to provide a lawn mower which will be simple and practical in construction and owerful in operabqe the grass to be cut close to walls, houses, tombstones and the like and under fences and shrubbery.

The above and other objects of the invention are attained in its preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im' proved lawn mower; Fig. 2 is a top plan view, parts being broken away and in sec tion; Fig.3 is a detail vertical transverse section; Fig. 4 is a detail vertical section; Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal section through the two cutter blades and their supporting and guiding bar; and Fig. 6 is a detail section through one of the cutter blades and the ball bearing lugs .thereon.

My improved 'lawn mower comprises a suitable body'or frame 1 provided with the usual handle 2 and mounted upon supporting and drive wheels 3 and a transverse roller 4. The body or frame 1 comprises two circular plates 5 which close the open inner faces of the wheels-3 and to which are scoured casings or housings 6 for the mechanisms which actuate two reciprocating cutterblades '7, 8. The casings 6 may be of any suitable form and construction but are preferably made in separable sections to permit of ready access to said actuating or driving mechanisms. Said casings have their lower portions formed with tongues 9 which are'secured in transverse recesses in the bottom of a supporting and guiding bar 10 on which the cutter blades 7, 8 are mounted for reciprocation.

carry pinions 2% which mesh wi In order to permit the machine to out rass close to or under fences, walls and the like and to enable the driving wheels to run upon the cut portion of the ground i make the bar 10 and the cutter blades 7, S the full width of the machine so that their ends etc tend in front of the Wheels Said bar 10 is of substantially L-shape in cross section and 0 consists of a base portion 12, a vertical rear portion 13 and a forward y projecting longi tudinal rib or flange 1 2 which the rear of the base portion. The cutter i'ilades 7, 8 are similar, each having its "trons c l. formed with V-shaped notches to provide similar shaped cutting teeth is with beveled edges 15. The two blades are superposed and reciprocate upon the bar 10 with their straight rear edges in contact with the wall. or portion 13 of said They are retained upon the bar and guided in their reciprocatory movement by studs 16 which moject vertically from the base portion 12 of the bar and through longitudinal slots 17 formed in J said blades as more clearly shown in 5. The cutter blades '7, 8 are simultaneousl reciprocated in opposite directions by in of cam wheels 18 lined upon a ti drive shaft 19 jcurnaled in be casings 6, said wheels 18 he. i O W within the casings and having upon ti peripheries or rims 20 radially prgecting cam shaped flanges or ribs 21 which project between oppositely disposed bearing balls 22 arrangedin sockets 23forn1ed in hearing brackets or lugs 24 secured upon said cutter blades. The bearing lugs 24: are arranged in pairs, one pair being secured to the upper cutter blade 7 adjacent to one of its or and the other pair being secured to the i-z. cutter blade 8 adjacent to its opposite the blade 7 at the last mention end 3 formed with longitudinal. SlOL or through wl the hearing jugs pr The ends of the drive shaft 19 a1 into the supporting and drive gears-27 "formed in saidwheels connections arepr cwided between the ions 26 and the shaft 19 so that 1 mower is pushed forwardly the motion of i e wheels 3 will be iiiiparted to the shaft it; 1 when the mower is drawn rearwardiy similar fastenings 10 wheels and the pinions will be pcrnii" in the )inion loose noon the and 'oroi n i viding upon one of its lac e rutrhet or clutch member 28 which is adapted to onage a similar ratchet or clutch inen bc" l ormed upon the hub of one o'l'tl c wheels 18. The ratchet or clutch in are heldnormally in engagement who each other by a coil spring 3i arranged upon the extreme end. oi the shaft 15% bi a pinion and a washer 31,. arranged upon a tZ'u-SXSFBX'SG ash and tieir peripheries are pro-i sued by transverse grooves so the? not readily slip upon the group machine is pushed iorwanlly.

The roller 4 arranged immediately in.

rear of the cutting: niechaiu and aid-- justably mounted by arranging iournals in oearings 33 upon the lower ends oi slotted plates 34, which latter are clamped upon the casings 6 by bolts 35.

In order to protect the teeth blades and to direct the gr: the machine to said ladcs l vide guard ling? .4 10. Sue arranged at each end of porting bar 10 and may therewith or secured thereto by screws, or Said guard far ers project a sufficient distance in advance or the ends of the teeth of the cutter blades to ively protect them against being pushed into or against a wall or the like, and the inner faces of said guard lingers are curved or inclined as shown at 10 to deflect the rass inwardly into the pathof the cutter blades, which latter reciprocate above the guard fingers as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings.

In operation, when the machine is pushed forwardly the movement of the wheels 3 will be im arted to the shaft 19 so that the cam whee s thereon will reciprocate the cut tel blades 7, S'simultaneously in opposite are disposed in advance of the supporting and drive wheels it will be seen that the path cut b the mower will be co-ext'ensive with the wldth of the mower and that it will therefore out close to walls, houses, tombstones and the like and under fences and sluubbery. This construction also causes the wheels 3 to rotate upon the cut portion of the ground and. consequently enables the mower to be more eilectively used in cutting tall grass. By constructing the cam wheels with their radially pro'ecting flanges or com ribs 21 and having the latter engage bearing balls in the lugs 24 a very powerful construction is proviced and loss of power due to friction is reduce l to minimum.

Having thus described my inrcn tion what i cle ui lawn "mower, the combination oi a body or suprmrtuig drive wheels therelon- .tter blade supporting bar at and having its ends p ront oi. said, wheels, superposed re ipiwaior y' cutter blades upon said bar, pairs oi s reef l up: luvs uno bhul tss, a i v thecombination oil a sing; plates, casings .iereto one a supporting our connecting said casings, an axle, supporting and drive u' 'heels upon the latter and formed withv internal 'eers, a transverse drive shaft illkl casings, pnuons loose and in mesh with said on. the shaft wi will. radially projecting cam shaped flanges, superposed cutter blades mounted for re ciprocation upon said supporting and con necting bar, pairs ol spaced bearing lugs upon said cutter bladcs and adapted to receive the flanges of said cam. wheels, and an ad justably mounted supporting roller arranged between said casings, substantially as described.

3, In a lawn mower, the combination of a frame or body comprising plates, casings connected to the latter, a supporting bar connecting said. casings, an axle, supporting and drive wheels upon the latter and provided. with internal gears, a transverse drive shaft extending through the casings, pinions loose on said drive shaft and in mesh with said internal gears, clutch connections beween said pinions and said shaft, cam wheels fixed. on the shaft within the casings and formed with radially projecting cane shaped flanges, superposed cutter blades mounted for reciprocation upon said sup porting and connecting bar, and pairs of spaced bearing lugs upon said cutter blades and adapted to receive the flanges of said cain wheels.

4. in a lawn mower, the combination oi" a body or frame, supporting and drive wheels therefor, a cutter blade supporting her arranged transversely, superposed cutter blades upon said bar, pairs of spaced bear: lug lugs upon said cutter blades, a transexam? 1 verse driving shaft, cam wheels :Eaed be the latter and having radially projecting earn shaped flanges to project between said spaced lugs for reciprocating the cutter blades simultaneously 1n opposite directiore, said suppoiting and drive Wheels being formed W1th internal gears, pinionsvieose on said transverse chive shaft and in mesh with said internal gears and clutch eonnee'bieiis between said. pinions and said shafe.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JANET LUBURN HIGHFiEI-ill Witnesses:

ANNA GERLACH, JOHN MOWILLLAM. 

